4th A330 for SNBA very soon

Post by **Bruspotter** » 26 Jun 2005, 15:27

Hello

It might be too EXPENSIVE to paint it. But they can paint it when it is in the hangar for maintenance before entering service with SNBA , or they could do it right AFTER the livery and wait several days before entering service if possible. This could be possible if the livery is on schedule and when the scheduled flights start a week later or something? Just an Idea. Would like at least ONE SNBA 330 in new colors!

Best regards: Yannick

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 26 Jun 2005, 18:00

What if they use that 4th A333 in the beginning to be able to repaitn the 3 others too and only start new destinations afterwarts??

Gate-A1 · Post by **Gate-A1** » 26 Jun 2005, 18:44

isn't the paintwork to be remade each 5 years?

The aircrafts arrived in 2002 so in this paintsheme until 2007 max.

So 730 times sleeping before to see the new snba on these aircraft.

Unless if there are leasing a 4th A330 i think it will be in the new.

viasa · Post by **viasa** » 26 Jun 2005, 20:32

Air Madrid has leased a Novair A330-200 (SE-RBG) - maybe the F-OMSA dosnt goes to Air Madrid...

Forth A330 for SN?

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 27 Jun 2005, 11:37

Was the fourth aircraft not scheduled for September? After all new painted or not, most important is that SNBA get a fourth long haul aircraft. We would see what they gonne do with that bird, expanding in Africa: big change: it's a huge marked and not so much competition. Or using it for other long haul destinations.

itami · Post by **itami** » 27 Jun 2005, 12:54

PNC wrote:a 4th A330 will joigned the SNBA fleet in the coming month. to be confirmed by the management very soon.

but for wich destinations? Africa? asia?

Flybe · Post by **Flybe** » 28 Jun 2005, 23:32

a 4th A330 will joigned the SNBA fleet

I heard the same a few days ago from a purser of SNBA. He said that the fourth A330 is "certain", although he didn't specify a date. What he also told me: the a330's will stay in this colourscheme, this is the final one (according to him). The interior revamp of the A330's has been postponed for budgettary reasons, but when it will be done, there will be apparently totally lie flat seats (beds) in Business class (but business class would get a little bit smaller, for a bigger economy class).

There were very concrete plans for 2 747 combi's before, to be leased from Malasian (just saying what that person said, didn't check this), but (quoting this person) "for some dark reason this deal didn't went through".

That's the info i have, let's hope it is true.

Greets,

Pieter

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 29 Jun 2005, 10:47

Thanks for the update. Certainly we have to wait what comes. I think we all have some contacts everywhere who knows something.

But 2 B 747 back in Belgium would be nice. But according to you the plans are now in the trash.
It reminds me at the time that Sabena flews with his two B 747. That was big time.

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 29 Jun 2005, 23:44

Flybe wrote:There were very concrete plans for 2 747 combi's before, to be leased from Malasian ............ Greets, Pieter

Strange isn't it, Peter, Malaysian (MH) is preciseliy where the the ex-Sabena's fly.
Find out here what 747 they where talking about.
Look what MH is doing with its fleet.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 01 Jul 2005, 19:54

Isn't it strange that like some reply's ago a purser say's that the fourth A330 is certain, but they don't know for what kind of destinations. It's like buying a new a car and you don't know if you gone drive with it.

Also this remark: the two B747 of former Sabena, is one of them not stored in the US? The other one I don't know where it is for the moment. But I don't think that those two B747 are flying for Malaysian.

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 01 Jul 2005, 22:07

Anyway - I would love to see a fourth A330 in their fleet !

rgds,

A380-800

Post by **sn26567** » 02 Jul 2005, 15:38

Atlantis wrote:the two B747 of former Sabena

Sabena had 4 B747s: two 747-100 (OO-SGA and B) and later 2 747-300s (OO-SGC and D)

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 02 Jul 2005, 15:43

I know that, but I was speaking about the two latest B747 of Sabena.

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 02 Jul 2005, 15:59

I think there is a little missuderstanding in this topic about the Sabena B747-300's.
The Sabena B747-300 are not flying with Malaysian. One the OO-SGD is flying for Air Atlanta Iclandic as a B747-300F(TF-ARY) and the other one is
OO-SGC is somewhere in the Californian dessert (as I am right) as N3439F.
But there are some former Sabena aircrafts with Malaysian. The 3 A330-200 of Sabena that went to VG airlines are flying for Malaysian. OO-SFQ/R and S are flying as 9M-MKX/Y/W.

So maybe there was a missunderstanding in this topic and are 2 A332 of Malaysian coming back to Belgium instead of 2 B747-300's?

Greetz,

Dave

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 02 Jul 2005, 21:03

So there are not 3 A330's currently in SNBA's fleet then ???

rgds,

A380-800

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 02 Jul 2005, 21:12

This is SNBa's fleet
They have 3 A333's, OO-SFM/N/O
And olso 3 A319 and 32 BAe146's and Avro's

Greetz,

Dave

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 02 Jul 2005, 21:19

Merci, liebensd ! I thought I got something wrong here but your
link shows indeed 3 A330-300 !

rgds,

A380-800

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 02 Jul 2005, 22:22

I don't understand this, everyone knows that SNBA has 3 A330's. So keep it that way and make it not confused for people who don't know what kind of airplanes SNBA has.

A380-800 · Post by **A380-800** » 02 Jul 2005, 22:25

Atlantis wrote:I don't understand this, everyone knows that SNBA has 3 A330's. So keep it that way and make it not confused for people who don't know what kind of airplanes SNBA has.

Yes, you are right and I am sorry for confusion. I simply mixed up the
A332 and A333...

Will not happen again !

rgds,

A380-800

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 02 Jul 2005, 23:04

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4th A330 for SNBA very soon

Re: 4th A330 for SNBA very soon

MH's 747.